Title:
INK JET HEAD CLEANING UNIT AND INK JET PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/082630
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An ink jet head cleaning unit capable of cleaning those areas of a nozzle plate other than the areas near a nozzle port and an ink jet printer using the cleaning unit. The ink jet printer is characterized by comprising the ink jet head cleaning unit for removing foreign matters on the nozzle plate and cleaning the nozzle plate by bringing a cleaning material into contact with the entire surface of the nozzle plate in addition to a cleaning unit for cleaning the nozzle plate of an ink jet head by the contact of a conventional cleaning blade therewith.
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Inventors:
KAMBE HIROAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2005/001856
Publication Date:
September 09, 2005
Filing Date:
February 08, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO INSTR INC (JP)
KAMBE HIROAKI (JP)
KAMBE HIROAKI (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/165; (IPC1-7): B41J2/165
Foreign References:
| JP2003103788A | 2003-04-09 | |||
| JPH0924625A | 1997-01-28 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Matsushita, Yoshiharu (11-2 Hiroo 1-chom, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 12, JP)
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